| Urban Prep Academies | |
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420 N. Wabash Avenue (Suite 500) , 60611 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°53′23.29″N 87°37′41.67″W / 41.8898028°N 87.6282417°W |
| Information | |
| Motto | We Believe. |
| Established | 2002 |
| Founder | Tim King |
| School district | Chicago Public Schools |
| Website | urbanprep |
Urban Prep Academies (also known as Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men or simply Urban Prep) is a nonprofit organization that operated three free open-enrollment public all-male college-preparatory high schools in Chicago. Founded in 2002, and receiving its first charter approval from Chicago Public Schools in 2005, it operates the first all-male public charter high school in the United States. The network opened a second campus in 2009 and a third in August 2010. From 2010 to 2019,[1] 100% of the seniors in the school's graduating classes were admitted to four-year colleges or universities. In 2023 its charter was revoked over misconduct allegations and Chicago Public Schools moved to take over its campuses. The decision is controversial and is being contested in court.[2][3]
- ^ "100 Percent Of Seniors At Chicago School Admitted To College For 7th Year In A Row". Huffington Post. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ "CPS to take over 2 Urban Prep campuses after charter school's appeal denied". 20 April 2023.
- ^ "The end of Urban Prep? Chicago charter school network serving Black boys loses state appeal, files lawsuit to keep control of its high schools". 19 April 2023.